Swedish Institute for
European Policy Studies
State Interests, Migration and the European Court of Human Rights
Shortly, the Council of Europe is expected to adopt a declaration concerning the European Court of Human Rights’ handling of migration issues. This analysis examines its background and the contentious negotiations on the draft declaration, concluding that the outcome could undermine the Court’s independence as well as the wider Convention system.
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The EU and its member states face increasing pressure to take greater responsibility for their own security. However, despite significant developments, the Union's ability to act remains constrained. A question is thus, ‘who calls the shots’ in European defence? That is the starting point for this volume, where leading experts analyse the governance and the choices for Europe’s security.
Göran von Sydow, Valentin Kreilinger (eds), Calle Håkansson, Nicolai von Ondarza, Roderick Parkes, Pernille Rieker
April 2026
European Policy Analysis
Does Gender Equality Fuel Regional Growth
in the European Union?
Ata Can Bertay
April 2026
European Policy Analysis
Governing Economic Security.
Challenges and ways forward for the EU and its member states
Johannes Jarlebring
March 2026
European Policy Analysis
ReArming Europe:
What is the current state of affairs?
Katarina Engberg
March 2026
European Policy Analysis
EU Foreign Policy via Enhanced Cooperation
Questions and answers on the EU24 loan to Ukraine
Christian Maurice Bissinger, Valentin Kreilinger and Jakob Lewander
February 2026
European Policy Analysis
Article 122 TFEU:
The legal workaround to freeze Russian assets and possible repercussions
Valentin Kreilinger
December 2025
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